10:25 AM, February 6, 2013

Detroit Free Press Sports Writer

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Michigan has little drama on National Signing Day 2013 today, with just about all of its players locked in days ago.

But it got good news in the 2014 class.

Early this morning, quarterback Wilton Speight from the Collegiate School in Richmond, Va., got his 2014 offer and accepted quickly, announcing it on Twitter.

“I knew three nights ago it was definitely coming but was told to keep it between my parents and my coaching staff,” he said in an interview this morning on the “Michigan Insider” show on WTKA-AM (1050). “So I did that and didn’t really tell anyone and had time to think. I wanted to be ready.”

He said that U-M just started showing serious interest and visited to watch him throw a week to 10 days ago.

At 6-feet-6 and 227 pounds, Speight fits the traditional role of U-M pro-style quarterback. On the air, he explained his journey back from a broken collarbone two years ago and how he uses his school breaks to fly to California to work with quarterback guru Steve Clarkson -- a trip he plans to take this coming weekend.

He explained that now he will follow 2013 signee Shane Morris’ lead and try to supplement the U-M coaches’ recruiting.

“After this crazy day settles down, I’m going to try to get coach (Al) Borges on the phone, and I want him to get me a list of who they’re targeting and who I need to start working on, because I plan on this class being the top recruiting class they’ve had in awhile. Every day, (I'll) contact as many guys as I can, build friendships and draw trustworthy relationships,” he said. “I think they’re taking 16 (players). Put together a group of 15 guys and myself to be as close to perfection as possible.”